RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–128–12 with Charis Youth Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to provide a day treatment program for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) adolescents, for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 49% Federal FFP Medi Cal, 28% State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), 20% by County, and 3% Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides intensive and rehabilitative day treatment programs, including medication support and mental health services for wards of the court to reduce the need for hospitalization.
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